Chiseler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chiseler is a noun meaning One who uses a chisel for carving.
Meaning
One who uses a chisel for carving.
More Meanings
- (informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist.
- (informal, Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin slang) A child.
Example Sentences
[Of course $20,000 is too much.] Only a cheap chiseler would ask that much.
--Reuben and the son were piking it down the quay next the river on their way to the Isle of Man boat and the young chiseller suddenly got loose and over the wall with him into the Liffey.
Word Forms
- chiselers
- chiseller
Synonyms for chiseler
Depending on context, synonyms include sharper, spiv, swindler, sharpie, sharpy, gouger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gouger, sharpy, sharpie, sharper, swindler, carver.
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